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Born 1841
From Encyclopedia of the history of Missouri, a compendium of history and biography for ready reference (1901), Encyclopedia of the history of St. Louis, a compendium of history and biography for ready reference (v. 2) (1899)
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\ National Bank and of he firs зе Ni had small means when he has accom i and the fortune which be andy exp?” ons has been the result of ions and the steady and continuous y of his industrial activity. The flouring mills which he operated in Wisconsin had a capacity of seventy-five barrels per day, while the mills which he has since operated have turned ош nine thousand barrels per day, and in his output of this staple product he sands to-day next to the great millers of Minneapolis among the milling kings of the United States. To-day, as in earlier years, he gives to this vast business his personal attention, and his success in life has been due first, to very superior business capacity, and next, to the close supervision which he has given to the conduct of all his affairs. He has never been a politician, but has always given intelligent consideration to the economic questions which have from time to time figured as political issues, and as a consequence has endorsed the "sound money” and protective tariff principles of the Republican party. He is a Congregational churchman and has contributed his share to the advancement of church interests. Mr. Kehlor married in 1861 Miss Lamvia W. Rust, of Waterford, Wisconsin, and their children have been Carrie W. Kehlor, now the wife of George F. Tower; Josephine E. Kehlor, now Mrs. Peyton Т. Carr, and Jessie L. Kehlor, now Mrs. С. К. D. Walsh.
Kehr, Edward C., lawyer and exmember of Congress, was born November 5, 1837, in St. Louis County, of German parentage. He was reared in the country, received a thorough academic education, and then studied law. February 18, 1858, a few months after he attained his majority, he was admitted to the bar in St. Louis, and immediately afterward began the practice of his profession in this city, He was well equipped for this profession, both by nature and education, and close application to the business of his calling soon won for him a prominent position at the bar, which he has ever since retained. Early u his career he began taking a somewhat active interest in politics, affiliating with the
Cmocratic party. Following the financial Bis of 1873 he was prominent among those
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As printed in Encyclopedia of the history of St. Louis, a compendium of history and biography for ready reference (v. 2) (1899). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Kehlor, James B. M., flour manufacturer, was born June 6, 1841, in Paisley, Scotland. He was well educated in Scotland and England. After leaving school, he came to America, and with his brother, John Kehlor, he went to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and started a paper manufactory. In 1861 he went to Waterford, Wisconsin, and continued his manufacturing operations at that place, combining with the paper factory a flouring mill. In 1864 he removed to St. Louis, Missouri, and then went to New Orleans, establishing the commission house of Kehlor, Updike & Co., which had its principal offices in New Orleans, with St. Louis as its shipping point. In 1869 he and his partner left New Orleans and purchased the Laclede Flouring Mills, of St. Louis. Two years later they also purchased the Pacific Flouring Mills, of St. Louis, and in 1873 Mr. Kehlor became the owner of these properties through the purchase of his partner's interest. He then associated with himself his brother, John Kehlor, and under the firm name of Kehlor Brothers they conducted the milling business together until 1874, when he purchased his brother's interest. Later he also became owner of large mills at Litchfield and East St. Louis, Illinois, and Kansas City, Missouri. He has been president of the Citizens' Insurance Company, of St. Louis, for twenty years, acted as president of the Consolidated Elevator Company during 1897; has been a director of the American Exchange Bank, and of the St. Louis National Bank, and at present is a director of the Third National Bank and of other institutions. He has indorsed the "sound money" and protective tariff prin- ciples of the Republican party. He is a Congregational churchman and has contributed his share to the advancement of church interests. Mr. Kehlor married in 1861 Miss Lamvia W. Rust, of Waterford, Wisconsin, and three children have been born of the marriage.
Kehr, Edward C, lawyer and exmember of Congress, was born November 5, 1837, in St. Louis County, of German parentage. He received an academic education, and then studied law, February 18, 1858, a few months after he attained his majority, he was admitted to the bar in St. Louis, and immediately afterward began the practice of his profession in that city. Early in his career he affiliated with the Democratic party. Following the financial panic of 1873 he combatted vigorously the tide of financial fallacies, but at the same time advocated the revenue reform principles of the Democratic party. In 1874 he was nominated for Congress on a "hard money," ".revenue tariff" and "home rule" platform, and was elected from the First Missouri District. He retired at the end of his term and resuming the practice of law. A popular orator and ready writer, he is known to the public as one of the most accomplished and scholarly members of his profession in St. Louis.
As printed in Encyclopedia of the history of Missouri, a compendium of history and biography for ready reference (1901). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.
Named in this biography: George F. Tower (b. 1825)
Their biographies name James B. M. Kehlor: Colonel William Lindsay (b. 1822)
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